_mal : Writing

Old

Old

A Poem by _mal


slicing vegetables with shaking hands curt wordless demands from the high chair the contents of the kitchen cupboards underfoot pots loudly pla..
Anxiety

Anxiety

A Poem by _mal


And suddenly the colours are vicious and the sounds assaulting stomach dropped dragging breaths in around it trying to climb up through my ..
That Time

That Time

A Poem by _mal


I sleep for an hour or two wake up sweating cold and unsure, reaching back for whatever nightmare your cough in the next room saved me from ..
Thoughts

Thoughts

A Poem by _mal


Unwanted answers. When it hurts Drop your phone make eye contact Eat an apple have a shower go for a walk go To god damn sleep listen to yourself
Sun stricken

Sun stricken

A Poem by _mal


In that moment it is felt It is spoken Is it true? Less true? For being sullied by words that cannot cover The depth of feeling Clicking past..
Stuck

Stuck

A Poem by _mal


Friendly smile, words ooze Gut instinct Makes me watch You watching him One step closer I will disembowel you On edge, head pounding
Strays

Strays

A Poem by _mal


Sam Sam the invisible man sits quietly Down amongst the f*g ends and chewed gum, In the metre wide strip of shade Kindly provided by the lip of ..
Selfish

Selfish

A Poem by _mal


These are our moments Feet sunk in knee high water One pushing through and pulling back Discomfort of the summer held at bay By this little plasti..
Emotion

Emotion

A Poem by _mal


Feel it you shut down you Do what it takes to push it all away it gnaws away at chains always rusted always been trying to make you feel..
Touch

Touch

A Poem by _mal


Lives touch Smoke caressing stale breath winds up above my head - 5 minutes max then back to you - one eye carefully holding three hoods in sight ..